 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1828 - 348 str.
...exchange, have frequently little or no value in use; Nothing is more useful than water, but it vviil purchase scarce anything; scarce anything can be had...diamond on the contrary, has scarce any value in use, 757. What does Caroline mention as possessing value, but is without utility ? — 758. When aie we... | |
 | Samuel Read - 1829 - 440 str.
...in use. Nothing is more useful than water ; but it will purchase scarce any thing, scarce any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary,...goods may frequently be had in exchange for it."* Thus, then, we perceive, that the words wealth, property, value, have all a more general and a limited... | |
 | Samuel Read - 1829 - 444 str.
...exchange for it. A diamond, on the con* Words of Dr Smith : Wealth of Nations, book i. chap. 7. trary , has scarce any value in use ; but a very great quantity...goods may frequently be had in exchange for it."* Thus, then, we perceive, that the words wealth, property, value, have all a more general and a limited... | |
 | Charles Putt - 1830 - 496 str.
...in use. Nothing is more useful than water, but it will purchase scarce any thing, scarce any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary,...other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it."—Wealth of Nations, bic 4. of life are higher in proportion, the profits, which are the exchangeable... | |
 | 1830 - 540 str.
...Nothing is more useful than water ; but it will purchase scarce any thing; scarce any thing can he had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value in use; hut a very great quantity of other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it."» This seems obvious... | |
 | 1830 - 548 str.
...ex" Vol. 1, p. 70, 71, ttpatrim. t Vol. 1, p. 70. change, have frequently little or no value in use. Nothing is more useful than water; but it will purchase scarce anything; scarce any thing can he had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value in use ;... | |
 | 1840 - 550 str.
...1. ch. 4, "is more useful than water, but it will purchase scarcely any thing — scarcely any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond on the contrary, has scarcely any value in use, but a very great quantity of other goods may frequently be had in exchange... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1835 - 486 str.
...contrary, those which have the greatest value in exchange have frequently little or no value in use. Nothing is more useful than water: but it will purchase...other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it. In order to investigate the principles which regulate the exchangeable value of commodities, I shall... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 str.
...use. Nothing is more useful than water ; but it will purchase scarce any tiling ; scarce any tiling can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary,...scarce any value in use; but a very great quantity of oilier goods may frequently be had in exchange for it. In order to investigate the principles which... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1869 - 576 str.
...greatest value in exchange have frequently little or no value in use. Nothing is more useful than jtvater^ but it will purchase scarce anything ; scarce anything...other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it.2 In order to investigate the principles which regulate the exchangeable value of commodities, 1... | |
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The things which have the greatest value in use have frequently little or no value in exchange; and on the contrary, those which have the greatest value in exchange have frequently little or no value in use. Nothing is more useful than water: but it will... 
